Jay Newman

By David Zurawik and David Zurawik,SUN TELEVISION CRITIC | November 5, 1998

Marcellus Alexander, WJZ general manager and one of the leading figures in the Baltimore television industry, is leaving town to take over Philadelphia CBS station KYW-TV, CBS announced yesterday.The move, which is effective today, will take Alexander from the 24th largest television market in the country to the fourth. He will still be working for CBS, however, as WJZ is also a CBS-owned station.Alexander will be replaced as vice president and general manager at WJZ by Jay Newman, who comes to the station from WWJ in Detroit, the nation's ninth-largest television market.

Don Scott announced that he's retiring from WJZ-TV July 12. "ICYMI -- I'll be retiring from WJZ/CBS after 40 years and on July 12th this year," Scott wrote on Twitter last week. "Thank you for four decades of your support @cbsbaltimore. " Jay Newman , general manager of WJZ, sent the following message to staff after Scott's announcement: As some of you already know Don Scott will be retiring later this year. I want to take this opportunity to personally thank Don for all his many, many contributions.

WJZ-TVreports that 1.112 million area viewers watched the Ravens-Patriots game on Channel 13 Sunday, setting what is believed to be a record for the station, according to general manager Jay Newman. The game was seen by 78,000 more local viewers than watched the Ravens-Giants Super Bowl in 2001, according to Nielsen data from WJZ. The audience in the Baltimore TV market was 1.269 million for the final minutes of the game when a missed 32-yard field goal left the Ravens a 23-20 loser instead of sending the game into overtime.

Sunday's Super Bowl telecast drew a record audience of 1.5 million viewers at its peak in the Baltimore market, according to preliminary Nielsen figures provided by WJZ-TV. The audience is believed to be the largest for any show on Baltimore TV since the introduction of household meters in Baltimore in 1992. The telecast earned a rating of 59.6, which means three out of every five TV homes in the area was tuned to the game. "We were excited to share the Ravens Superbowl victory with viewers throughout the region," Jay Newman, general manager of Baltimore's CBS-owned station said Monday.

Don Scott announced that he's retiring from WJZ-TV July 12. "ICYMI -- I'll be retiring from WJZ/CBS after 40 years and on July 12th this year," Scott wrote on Twitter last week. "Thank you for four decades of your support @cbsbaltimore. " Jay Newman , general manager of WJZ, sent the following message to staff after Scott's announcement: As some of you already know Don Scott will be retiring later this year. I want to take this opportunity to personally thank Don for all his many, many contributions.

Sunday's Super Bowl telecast drew a record audience of 1.5 million viewers at its peak in the Baltimore market, according to preliminary Nielsen figures provided by WJZ-TV. The audience is believed to be the largest for any show on Baltimore TV since the introduction of household meters in Baltimore in 1992. The telecast earned a rating of 59.6, which means three out of every five TV homes in the area was tuned to the game. "We were excited to share the Ravens Superbowl victory with viewers throughout the region," Jay Newman, general manager of Baltimore's CBS-owned station said Monday.

An average audience of more than one million area viewers watched the last two hours of the Baltimore Ravens double overtime victory over the Denver Broncos Saturday. The audience peaked at 1.1 million viewers at 8:30 p.m., according to preliminary overnight Nielsen ratings provided by WJZ, Baltimore's CBS-owned station. The rating is expected to be about 47, when final figures are available Monday. That breaks down to roughly one out of every two TV homes in the market being tuned to the game.

As reported yesterday, WBAL's new afternoon strategy of "Ellen" at 4 p.m. opened strong on Monday. And it did well again on Tuesday in Oprah's old spot with viewers 25 to 54 years of age. But WJZ, which had tennis on Monday, came roaring back Tuesday with the premiere of its afternoon lineup to dominate in overall afternoon viewership. From 2 to 3 p.m. WJZ's "The Talk" more than doubled WBAL drawing 53,300 viewers to 20,500 for Anderson Cooper's new show. Meanwhile, Jerry Springer drew 31,900 viewers for WBFF, with WMAR getting an audience of 13,200 for "One Life to Live.

Super Bowl commercials are nearly as anticipated as the game, and local companies grabbing some of that attention Sunday included Royal Farms and Union Memorial Hospital. Advertisers know the Super Bowl is one of the best-watched programs of the year — and they're willing to pay for the opportunity, as much as $4 million this year for a 30-second spot. For area advertisers, it's arguably an even better opportunity when the local team is playing. "It's a chance to reach well over a million of their clients or customers," says Jay Newman, president of WJZ. "There's no event that will air on television that will come close to the numbers the Super Bowl will reach.

By David Zurawik and David Zurawik,SUN TELEVISION CRITIC | December 3, 2004

WJZ is still the highest-rated station in Baltimore around the clock, but WBAL is No. 1 in nighttime news across the board - with historic margins of victory at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. That's the story of the November sweeps in Baltimore, which ended at midnight Wednesday. While WBAL, Baltimore's NBC affiliate, has beaten CBS-owned WJZ newscasts at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. before, the distance between the two has never been as great during the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts since Nielsen Media Research started using meters to measure viewership in 1992.

Super Bowl commercials are nearly as anticipated as the game, and local companies grabbing some of that attention Sunday included Royal Farms and Union Memorial Hospital. Advertisers know the Super Bowl is one of the best-watched programs of the year — and they're willing to pay for the opportunity, as much as $4 million this year for a 30-second spot. For area advertisers, it's arguably an even better opportunity when the local team is playing. "It's a chance to reach well over a million of their clients or customers," says Jay Newman, president of WJZ. "There's no event that will air on television that will come close to the numbers the Super Bowl will reach.

An average audience of more than one million area viewers watched the last two hours of the Baltimore Ravens double overtime victory over the Denver Broncos Saturday. The audience peaked at 1.1 million viewers at 8:30 p.m., according to preliminary overnight Nielsen ratings provided by WJZ, Baltimore's CBS-owned station. The rating is expected to be about 47, when final figures are available Monday. That breaks down to roughly one out of every two TV homes in the market being tuned to the game.

WJZ-TVreports that 1.112 million area viewers watched the Ravens-Patriots game on Channel 13 Sunday, setting what is believed to be a record for the station, according to general manager Jay Newman. The game was seen by 78,000 more local viewers than watched the Ravens-Giants Super Bowl in 2001, according to Nielsen data from WJZ. The audience in the Baltimore TV market was 1.269 million for the final minutes of the game when a missed 32-yard field goal left the Ravens a 23-20 loser instead of sending the game into overtime.

As reported yesterday, WBAL's new afternoon strategy of "Ellen" at 4 p.m. opened strong on Monday. And it did well again on Tuesday in Oprah's old spot with viewers 25 to 54 years of age. But WJZ, which had tennis on Monday, came roaring back Tuesday with the premiere of its afternoon lineup to dominate in overall afternoon viewership. From 2 to 3 p.m. WJZ's "The Talk" more than doubled WBAL drawing 53,300 viewers to 20,500 for Anderson Cooper's new show. Meanwhile, Jerry Springer drew 31,900 viewers for WBFF, with WMAR getting an audience of 13,200 for "One Life to Live.

By David Zurawik and David Zurawik,SUN TELEVISION CRITIC | December 3, 2004

WJZ is still the highest-rated station in Baltimore around the clock, but WBAL is No. 1 in nighttime news across the board - with historic margins of victory at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. That's the story of the November sweeps in Baltimore, which ended at midnight Wednesday. While WBAL, Baltimore's NBC affiliate, has beaten CBS-owned WJZ newscasts at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. before, the distance between the two has never been as great during the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts since Nielsen Media Research started using meters to measure viewership in 1992.

By David Zurawik and David Zurawik,SUN TELEVISION CRITIC | August 24, 2000

So, castaway Rich, the endlessly conniving corporate consultant, won the million-dollar prize last night on CBS' "Survivor," and this strange summer of voyeuristic reality programming is coming to an end. But television has been changed dramatically by "Survivor" and last summer's blockbuster reality program, ABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." The outlines of the new prime-time landscape they are shaping are only starting to be seen. And the culture might be changing, too. The big cultural question this morning - discussed under the heading of when good things happen to bad people - is the meaning of Rich's victory.

Things remained pretty much unchanged on the local news front last month, as WJZ, Channel 13, continued to outperform WBAL, Channel 11, in four of the five daily news slots. Just as it had in the November ratings book, WJZ finished on top in the morning, midday, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news slots, while WBAL managed to eke out a narrow victory at 5 p.m. The February sweeps numbers continue the good-news pattern for new WJZ vice president and general manager Jay Newman, who arrived on the job in November, just in time to watch his station wrest superiority in the key 11 p.m. daily time slot from WBAL.

By David Zurawik and David Zurawik,SUN TELEVISION CRITIC | August 24, 2000

So, castaway Rich, the endlessly conniving corporate consultant, won the million-dollar prize last night on CBS' "Survivor," and this strange summer of voyeuristic reality programming is coming to an end. But television has been changed dramatically by "Survivor" and last summer's blockbuster reality program, ABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." The outlines of the new prime-time landscape they are shaping are only starting to be seen. And the culture might be changing, too. The big cultural question this morning - discussed under the heading of when good things happen to bad people - is the meaning of Rich's victory.

Things remained pretty much unchanged on the local news front last month, as WJZ, Channel 13, continued to outperform WBAL, Channel 11, in four of the five daily news slots. Just as it had in the November ratings book, WJZ finished on top in the morning, midday, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news slots, while WBAL managed to eke out a narrow victory at 5 p.m. The February sweeps numbers continue the good-news pattern for new WJZ vice president and general manager Jay Newman, who arrived on the job in November, just in time to watch his station wrest superiority in the key 11 p.m. daily time slot from WBAL.

By David Zurawik and David Zurawik,SUN TELEVISION CRITIC | November 5, 1998

Marcellus Alexander, WJZ general manager and one of the leading figures in the Baltimore television industry, is leaving town to take over Philadelphia CBS station KYW-TV, CBS announced yesterday.The move, which is effective today, will take Alexander from the 24th largest television market in the country to the fourth. He will still be working for CBS, however, as WJZ is also a CBS-owned station.Alexander will be replaced as vice president and general manager at WJZ by Jay Newman, who comes to the station from WWJ in Detroit, the nation's ninth-largest television market.